Leslie, Cliff, Luke, and Peter nodded. Janet smiled grimly. "Let's rock and roll, Posse!"They stepped out on the stage while Kylie gave them a thumbs-...p. She would stay backstage and only join them for the first duet with Leslie. The Posse took their places and Janet did a brief drum intro before she grabbed for her mic."Howdy, Clearwater! Thanks for having us as your band tonight. I give you Leslie Cramer, vocals, Luke Patterson, bass, Peter Loring, rhythm guitar, and Cliff Henson, lead. So you see Torquemada, I have still thwarted at least part of your plans.’ Gabriella was afraid so very afraid, but she was not about to show that to him, at all costs. She knew that she would die a slow and painful death at his hands, but at least she had kept Maria and Raynes safe. Her hands were bound and a filthy rag shoved in her mouth and tied to keep her quiet, then she was pushed and shoved aboard Torquemada’s ship and thrown into a small rat infested room in the bottom of the hold and. Once on his own floor, hedid a high-heel race to his own door, and mercifully got the key in onthe first try.What now? His mind raced. Tony wouldn't be able to find him for now -the odds of that were strong. Wait. Was Stacy behind this? Stacy knewwhere Thomas lived, and ... if ... crap. He had to leave the apartment,no, leave town, as soon as possible. Now. Immediately. He threw onjeans, socks, bra, t-shirt, sneakers and sweatshirt, and managed tocover his hair with a baseball cap. Then looked. I'm not about to deny him. If things don't go according to plan, we can always figure something new out together. Reluctantly, I gather all my things and make my way back to the school. I've used the whole lunch period to daydream, when I should have been grading papers. It's time to get back to reality. My afternoon floats by, each class passing by as quicker than the one before. It's days like these that I enjoy. I only get a chance to see Jack once in passing, though I think that is a good.